Amazon AI scraping project creates unauthorized listings for small brands
Amazon AI scraping via Project Starfish creates unauthorized listings for independent brands. Small retailers report hallucinations and broken customer trust.
Luis Rijo
Luís Rijo is a seasoned marketing professional with over 10 years of experience in Digital Marketing, Search, Social, Display, Video, and DOOH. Based in Europe. Also writing in the spend. Reach out via luis@ppc.land
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Amazon Canada implements strict ownership verification to meet KYC rules
Amazon.ca now requires a self-attestation document from sellers to verify beneficial ownership, following updated Canadian KYC regulations for disbursements.
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Is your site finally ready? The new math behind premium ad network approvals
Raptive and Mediavine shift eligibility rules as Google’s 2025 core updates disrupt traffic. Discover the technical requirements and revenue thresholds for sites.
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What is AI slop and why advertisers should care about it now
AI slop refers to low-quality, mass-produced content created by artificial intelligence with minimal oversight, flooding platforms and threatening advertising effectiveness.
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Grok safety failure: X’s latest AI scandal
Grok AI generated prohibited images of minors, sparking regulatory scrutiny and brand safety fears. xAI remains silent as the ENFORCE Act looms over the platform.
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Shopify analytics complexity increases as merchant data gaps emerge
Shopify analytics and technical attribution challenges require diagnostic metric maps to identify checkout friction and traffic misalignment as platforms expand.
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Former EU commissioners defend digital rules against Trump censorship claims
Former EU commissioners defend the Digital Markets Act against Trump's censorship accusations, clarifying the focus on fair competition and market transparency.
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Why cutting marketing budgets compounds faster than you think
Kraft mac and cheese fell to 39% share as zero-based budgeting proved marketing works multiplicatively, not additively—cutting 25% one year costs far more.
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Nadella blogs about AI slop
Microsoft CEO launches personal blog dismissing content quality debates as the company privately admits its AI assistant fails basic tasks and struggles with adoption.
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Stanford study finds AI medical models make severe clinical errors in 22% of cases
New Stanford-Harvard research reveals widely used AI models produce harmful medical recommendations at concerning rates, with most errors stemming from omissions rather than bad advice.
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Tennessee senator introduces bill that could make AI companion training a felony
Tennessee Senator Becky Massey introduced SB 1493 making certain AI training a Class A felony, while Trump targets state AI laws through federal preemption.
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Federal judge blocks Nielsen's controversial radio ratings policy
A federal court has barred Nielsen from enforcing a contested pricing policy that radio giant Cumulus Media argued illegally leverages the measurement company's monopoly power over radio audience data.
